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Discover the highest instrument in the brass section, the trumpet. Read about composing for the instrument, listen to extracts by composers including Stravinsky and Mahler, and watch Philharmonia trumpeters demonstrating various techniques; from playing with a mute, to playing 'rips'.
This film contains valuable information about breath control.
The most fundamental and important ability to control, and exercise, whilst learning and playing the trumpet. In the film are examples of valuable tips for breath control from the Philharmonia own trumpet player. Emphasis is always on practice and control, playing loud is easy for a loud instrument...playing quietly is where the extra difficulty is invovled. Enjoy the trumpet excerts by Wagner and Mahler.
